Paneer Biryani in Pressure Cooker : One Pot Recipe

Hello, people!

I made this delicious paneer biryani for dinner tonight and I am thrilled that it turned out to be one of my successful recipes! I got it perfectly right at the first trial and I thought I should share it with you!

This recipe is surely fail safe, quick to make and simple! You can never go wrong with this biryani if you follow the exact steps/same ratio of ingredients. Do you believe that it took less than 30 minutes for me to prepare this?!

No marinating, no frying, no complicated steps. Nothing! It's PURELY an one pot recipe but still with no compromise in the taste. It tasted wonderful with thick onion raita!

If you're making biryani for the first time, I highly suggest you to try this at least once! This recipe will also be a hit among working women, bachelors and others who have less time to cook! I'm planning to include it on my weekly menu.

How to Make Healthy Fried Rice in a Super Easy Way?

by Lancy

Hello All!
Five to six years ago, when I was a kid, I used to think that fried rice is one of the most unhealthiest dishes. Blame goes to my mom and others in my family who told me so. They always wanted me to eat south Indian sambars, idly etc. They always considered restaurant made fried rice, pizza and other quick fast food items 'unhealthy'. When I grew up and developed my passion for cooking, I came to know fried rice is not that unhealthy if cooked in a right way. They call it unhealthy because of the sauces (high in sodium), oils and calories present in it.

Today, I am here with a recipe of simple, easy to make, yet delicious fried rice which will do no harm to your health even if you have it everyday. Moreover, it does goodness with its rich-vitamin content. Come lets move on to the recipe. I dedicate this recipe to my aunt today :)

Ingredients Needed:

• Cooked basmati rice
• Chopped vegetables (Beans, Carrots, Capsicum, Cabbage)
• Onions
• Spring onions
• Coriander
• Salt to taste
• Olive oil/Any other cooking oil
• Soy Sauce and Chilly Sauce (Optional)

Preparation Method:

Step 1: Dice the onions thinly and chop the vegetables. Make sure the vegetables are fresh; or else the taste won't reflect good. I used fresh beans, carrot, capsicum and cabbage for this simple fried rice. However you can add or skip any vegetable according to your wish.

Step 2: Spring onions, if used in this fried rice recipes, adds a unique flavor to them. If you cannot find spring onions, alright skip it. But try your best to get it. Chop the spring onions finely and keep aside.

Step 3: In a non stick pan, add 3-4 teaspoons of oil (We are making it 'healthy' so this much is enough. Okay?) and allow it to heat. Raise the flame between high-medium; the vegetables should only be half-cooked to get that real fried rice taste so we are going to do the whole process in medium flame. If you prefer well cooked veggies in your fried rice, then start with a lower flame and increase the cooking time.

Step 4: Add diced onions and spring onions to the oil and saute for a minute or two. Later, add all the veggies. If you wan't your veggies to be cooked fully, then close the pan at this stage and simmer the stove. Allow the vegetables to get cooked for 5 minutes.

Step 5: After the vegetables get cooked, add required salt, pepper powder and saute for 2 more minutes in medium flame. If you wish, you can add a dash of soy sauce and chilly sauce for the restaurant-like flavor. You can also add a sliced chilly for spicy flavor (Optional)

Step 6: Now this is the right time you have to put in the cooked basmati rice. If don't have basmati rice, no problem use normal cooked rice instead. After adding the rice to the sauteed vegetables, saute the mixture in medium-high flame for 2 minutes before turning off the stove.

Your yummy and healthy fried rice is all ready to eat now! Sprinkle minced coriander on top and serve.

P.S: I have only used pepper for the spiciness here and avoided chilly (As doctor asked my mom to avoid chilly for her knee problem) I have also not included ajinomotto; its better if you skip it. If you still want to perk up the taste with more delicious flavor, add some ajino motto. This easy fried rice recipe can be eaten by everyone in your family starting from kids, teenagers, adults and old age people. No extra calories; no excess oil; no extra sodium - all you get are healthy vitamins from the vegetables!

Try this easy fried rice at home and do let me know how it turned out!

Delicious Soya Chunks Vegetable Rice ~ Healthy Lunch Recipe

by Lancy

Hello everyone!
Today, I am going to share with you all a very healthy lunch recipe which can be prepared within 15 minutes. Yes you heard it right - 15 minutes! This easy rice dish will be a boon for working moms and bachelors who stay at hostel. Kids who hate eating vegetables will finish a plate of this rice within minutes. This soya chunks rice recipe along with vegetables is not only healthy, but also very delicious. If you have elders at home, you can add cabbage instead of soya chunks as soy is full of protein and hard to digest.

I prepared this rice dish for my family members 2 days ago and they appreciated that this recipe is even tastier than restaurant made variety rices. Come lets check how to prepare it.

Ingredients Needed:

• A hand full of soya chunks
• A big carrot
• 10-15 Fresh beans
• 2 Big Onions
• Chilly powder
• Garam Masala
• Required Salt
• Coriander
• Cooked rice

Total Time Taken:

15 to 20 minutes

Serves: 

2 Adults or 3 kids

Preparation Method:

Step 1: Get the ingredients ready. I was very hungry while preparing this dish for lunch. Hence I grated both carrot and onion in mixer as bits (in low speed). Keep in mind, they shouldn't be grated too much at the same time or else the crunchy taste would be spoiled. If you have time, you can chop the onions thinly and grate carrot. You can chop beans instead of grating it as fried beans give a lovely taste to this rice recipe.

Step 2: Wash soya chunks in clean water to get rid of any dust. Boil 2 cups of water and add the soya washed  chunks to the boiling water. Switch off the stove and allow the soya chunks to get cooked softly for 2-3 minutes. Later, drain the water and squeeze the extra water from cooked soy balls. Grate it the same way in mixer. It will take less than one second. Believe me!

Step 3: At this time, you will have having the necessary ingredients ready. In a non stick pan add 3-4 teaspoons of oil and allow it to heat. Add the grated vegetables (including onion) and close the pan. Allow the vegetables to get cooked for 5 minutes. As they are grated thinly, they will get cooked soon.

Step 4: After five minutes, open the pan and add the grated soya chunks. Now raise the flame to medium and saute the veggie soya mixture. You will notice the soya chunks getting fried well. After sauteing everything for 5 minutes, add one teaspoon of chilly powder, required salt and a pinch of garam masala (optional)

Step 5: After adding the masala items, saute the vegetables and soya chunks in low flame for 2 minutes. This is the finals saute. Later, add boiled rice to the mixture and mix well.

Your mouth watering, protein rich, soya chunks vegetable rice recipe is all ready to fill your tummy! You can also add fried potatoes to this recipe if you wish. Serve hot with coriander on top (I didn't have coriander at home when I prepared this recipe so I used curry leaves instead) :P

Now enjoy the pictures!

I still have the taste of fried beans and soya chunks in my tongue.. Yumm..!!

P.S: If you are a working woman who wants to pack this rice recipe for your kid's/hjusband's lunch.. then wait. You can make it as a side dish for your morning breakfast - chapathi/poori/dosa with slight alteration. Instead of adding rice in the last step, add some tomato puree to the cooked mixture, close the pan and allow the gravy to cook for 5 minutes. So you prepared both your breakfast and lunch within just 30 minutes! Enjoy! :D

Do you cook healthy rice dishes at home or eat only restaurant ones?

How to Make Chicken 65 Without Deep Frying? 4 Steps

by Lancy

Hello Everyone!
How many chicken lovers are here? Would you do anything for a plate or roasted chicken or chicken pie? I am your type of person then. Chicken 65 is a crispy red roasted chicken fry recipe, widely eaten in India. It is made using the mixture of chicken, corn flour, chilly powder and other spices. The draw back of this mouth watering chicken recipe is, chicken is marinated and deep fried. Did you read that carefully? I mean 'deep fried'. So if you are in your weight loss diet plan, Chicken 65 recipe is not for you at all! But why worry?

Today, I am here with the recipe of pan fried chicken 65 recipe which does not require deep frying for the crispy taste. I am not a weight conscious person and I don't want weight loss at all as I am already underweight. I started preparing Chicken 65 this way, without much oil to make it healthy for my 55 year old mom. Fine, shall we move on to the recipe now?

Chicken 65 Without Deep Frying:

Step 1: The ingredients are very few so I didn't want to list them out. All you need are 250 gm of chicken, chilly powder, salt, curd, ginger garlic paste, a lemon and some food color (Optional). Get them ready.

Step 2: Cut chicken into moderately thin pieces and rinse the pieces with warm water. Add a pinch of turmeric to the water to ensure the death of bacteria in chicken, if any :P Drain water and collect the chicken pieces in a clean bowl. Add 1 and half teaspoon of red chilly powder (Or any amount required) salt, ginger garlic paste (1 teaspoon), curd (1/2 cup) to the chicken. I don't prefer adding food color as it is not good for health; if you wish to add it, then no one can block you. But it is advisable not to use food colors often.

Step 3: Now marinate the chicken in this simple masala for 1-2 hours. Heat 2-3 teaspoons of oil in a non stick pan and allow it to heat. After the oil gets heated, add the chicken pieces to your pan and coat it in the oil. Simmer the stove and close the pan. Allow the chicken to cook for 20 minutes in low heat. In between, open the pan and saute the chicken a bit. If you want the chicken to be well cooked and soft, sprinkle some water before closing the pan.

Step 4: After 20 minutes, all you will see is cooked chicken in your pan. But definitely it won't look crunchy as fried it in oil. Don't get disappointed. Now increase the flame and start sauteing the chicken for 5 minutes until it turns crispy a bit. Your nose will catch the smell and rush up your stomach to eat it :P Ignore them and keep frying, but make sure you don't over fry/burn it. After 5-7 minutes, switch of the stove and your healthy, less oiled chicken 65 is all ready to eat!

Serve this healthy chicken 65 with rice dishes like fried rice, pulao or biryani. This recipe is very much better than the deep dried chicken. Elders can also taste this recipe without fear. And it won't cause you any weight gain like the deep fried non veg items. For a well garnished look and flavor, you can sprinkle some minced coriander or lettuce over the fried chicken!

Did you like this pan fried Chicken 65 recipe? Do you fry chicken?

Chilly Capsicum Chicken Fry Recipe

Hello everyone!

I am back with a spicy non veg fry recipe after a long time. I was busy with my board exams and hence I couldn't spare time for blogging. I was quite busy with my other blog as well.

Today, I am going to share my capsicum and chilly dry chicken fry recipe with you. This is of course my very own recipe and it turned out very well when I tried it today.

Cooking time : 30 minutes; Serves : 2

Spicy Maggi Noodles Recipe in South Indian Style

Hello everyone!

It has been a long time since I posted any recipe here. After a long break, here today I came up with my all time favorite quick, spicy and different way of cooking Maggi noodles! I am a crazy Maggi lover and this often forces me to prepare Maggi noodles in different styles.

We usually cook vegetable Maggi noodles recipe with onion, tomato, vegetables and some spices; right? But today, this spicy South Indian Maggi noodles recipe is going to contain only onion, garlic, green chilly and a pinch of garam masala. No tomatoes and No vegetables! If you dislike tomotoes, its going to be a good news for you. We are going to bring the flavor to our Maggi noodles from these 4 ingredients which always take place in south Indian cooking. Come lets move on to the ingredients and preparation method.